tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821288.post114804922899133847..comments2023-11-05T04:01:05.199-05:00Comments on Phil Wilson's Blog: Is Church Part of the Problem?Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11540149196113374329noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821288.post-1148130372452175682006-05-20T09:06:00.000-04:002006-05-20T09:06:00.000-04:00One time I heard a lady say that she hopes when he...One time I heard a lady say that she hopes when her children grow up that they can't even fathom trying to live their lives without the support of the church. I want that for my kids, too, where church is a support system, but not the basis for their faith. I think that is the key - the relationships you develop and the intimacy of sharing your journey of faith. Sometimes the fellowship that goes on before and after the services can be as valuable or more valuable than what happens during the "worship service".Suziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094311274463856005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821288.post-1148097872821622502006-05-20T00:04:00.000-04:002006-05-20T00:04:00.000-04:00of course sorship is another way to spell "worship...of course sorship is another way to spell "worship"....I am a dork!Donna Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01591270068580850954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821288.post-1148069975247625852006-05-19T16:19:00.000-04:002006-05-19T16:19:00.000-04:00This is going to sound absolutely horrible but "ch...This is going to sound absolutely horrible but "church" typically doesn't help me become more like Jesus at all. It's a performance/work day. I'm more intuned to helping others on this day. My growth occurs during the week. I don't know how to fix that. I am the preacher after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821288.post-1148062025138304522006-05-19T14:07:00.000-04:002006-05-19T14:07:00.000-04:00Phil,Our words always give away the way we think. ...Phil,<BR/>Our words always give away the way we think. They are important. I think church can be used in the sense on the church that meets at so and so's house. But over all many hear it as THE Church. And to hear it stings. To use congregation is probably a much clearer communication.<BR/><BR/>So you are asking what ways our commual experience helps or hinders being a better follower of Jesus. Sundays where we attend often are void of Jesus. Many times lessons are not about Jesus. Communion I guess always mentions him and that is a help. On our "Thursday night group" We consider it church and a community. We try to always focus on Jesus, we nomally begin by inviting Jesus to be with us and to bring out whatever he wants to bring. In part our time of worship is more intense and that experience of catching a glimpse of who God is and who I am in comparison leaves me wanting to be more like him. <BR/><BR/>As to the architecture of the room. That crusiform traditon of row after row has nothing to do with anything other than shoehorning a function into a preconceived space. Of course I have lots of opinions on that.believingthomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278359951689938736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821288.post-1148054458840648982006-05-19T12:00:00.000-04:002006-05-19T12:00:00.000-04:00I think currently I would say that the local congr...I think currently I would say that the local congregation hinders my becoming more like Jesus.<BR/><BR/>I "jump" on your phrase about being in a large room staring at the back of someone's head, because this is one of my major pet peeves. Yet I have not had any success in getting people to see this as I do. "communion" has become more "introspection" than a shared experience.<BR/><BR/>I often leave the local congregation wondering why we leave Jesus out of our vocabulary and our "sorship"Donna Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01591270068580850954noreply@blogger.com